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you are right. >> it is more about the u.s. structure, talking about the warrior culture coupled with an incredibly super sophisticated advanced technology culture and you call on a strategy of advising, d.c. that this administration and the american culture generally will continue to support the abolition of this very sophisticated multi dimensional culture? that is because we will needed elsewhere and there are not many of these folks to go around they do not speak for c o.r. pashtun which they need to do. can they do that? >> i will give you the answer but it is our wanted to end. this book is 70% about what our troops are doing every day. that is not it by try to show what is happening on battlefield after battlefield and the grit of the young men. this is my next book if i can figure out how to calibrate there is an american at a military e those and you cannot be as strong superpower and unfortunately no one in western europe still has that now it has gone from the united kingdom but i don't know where it comes from but o
you are right. >> it is more about the u.s. structure, talking about the warrior culture coupled with an incredibly super sophisticated advanced technology culture and you call on a strategy of advising, d.c. that this administration and the american culture generally will continue to support the abolition of this very sophisticated multi dimensional culture? that is because we will needed elsewhere and there are not many of these folks to go around they do not speak for c o.r. pashtun...
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and blalock, u.s. navy council and chairman, and chair, internet, enter agency suspension and debarment committee. and uldric fiore, director office of the judge advocate general, u.s. army. we have asked our witnesses to offer five minutes summaries other testimony. the full text of the written statements will be entered into the hearing record and posted on the commission's website. we also ask that witnesses provide within 15 business days responses to any questions for the record, and any additional information they may offer to provide. on behalf of the commission, we thank all of our witnesses today for participating what we believe will be a very important hearing their so now, if i could i would ask you to rise and we will swear you in as we do all our witnesses. raising the right hands, do solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony will give before this commission will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? know for the record all of our witnesses have responded in the affir
and blalock, u.s. navy council and chairman, and chair, internet, enter agency suspension and debarment committee. and uldric fiore, director office of the judge advocate general, u.s. army. we have asked our witnesses to offer five minutes summaries other testimony. the full text of the written statements will be entered into the hearing record and posted on the commission's website. we also ask that witnesses provide within 15 business days responses to any questions for the record, and any...
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now they put u.s. children in there, and as far as nafta is concern, i wish they would amend that and not north american free trade, but north american free trade because the blue call lore american labor, the united states is not surviving here. we don't feed. we can't protect. we can't clothe our own. we need to take care of home and then share that family with the rest of the world, but we need to take care of home first. >> guest: well, thank you, and i appreciate your thoughtful comments. i visited the food banks in westchester county new york, and the numbers have just increased dramatically not just with people who are out of work, but people who are having low-paying jobs and can't afford to feed their family, and that's why i'm working so hard in the congress to focus on jobs, jobs, jobs. to me, this is what our prime responsibility is, and when the unemployment rate keeps climbing up, we have to focus on jobs, so i agree with you that putting people to work is uppermost. it's why i support th
now they put u.s. children in there, and as far as nafta is concern, i wish they would amend that and not north american free trade, but north american free trade because the blue call lore american labor, the united states is not surviving here. we don't feed. we can't protect. we can't clothe our own. we need to take care of home and then share that family with the rest of the world, but we need to take care of home first. >> guest: well, thank you, and i appreciate your thoughtful...
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let me ask you about the u.s. visit program, because the last time you were before us, i asked you about that. i see that in the present budget, the program has been cut by 19%. of course, i'm very interested about this visa overstay issue, which has a lot of implications like with visa waiver programs and of course when we saw the 9/11 people, a lot of the terrorists overstayed their visa. my question is if we're cutting the moneys to visa -- to the visit program, how are we going to get this exit piece done with respect to the u.s. visit program? >> well, that again probably requires a longer answer than i have time right here, but let me just respectfully suggest that again, we'll provide you with some supplemental information, but a biometric exit program for a country like the united states where you have air, sea and huge land borders, is going to be extraordinarily expensive to accomplish. and our view is that at this point in time, that is something that we could better accomplish right now in terms of det
let me ask you about the u.s. visit program, because the last time you were before us, i asked you about that. i see that in the present budget, the program has been cut by 19%. of course, i'm very interested about this visa overstay issue, which has a lot of implications like with visa waiver programs and of course when we saw the 9/11 people, a lot of the terrorists overstayed their visa. my question is if we're cutting the moneys to visa -- to the visit program, how are we going to get this...
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and u.s. counselor officers are engaged in providing all appropriate counselor assistance. >> do you have any idea what their conditions are? >> what their conditions are? i believe the majority of them are not serious. >> moving to libya. >> yeah. >> what do you expect out the meeting today in brussels and can you bring us up to date about any calls that the secretary may have had? >> your second question first. she just finished a phone call with uk foreign secretary hauge, france foreign minister, and turkish foreign minister, and it just finished. i don't have a clear readout. we'll try to get you something on that. >> three-way call? >> four-way call. including the secretary of state. yeah. >> did she tell the foreign secretary she planned or did not plan to attend the big meeting? >> we don't have anything. >> did she physical -- she did tell him? >> i didn't get the readout. i'm sorry. >> what is it you expect out the nato meeting? >> well, again, nato within the national atlantic counc
and u.s. counselor officers are engaged in providing all appropriate counselor assistance. >> do you have any idea what their conditions are? >> what their conditions are? i believe the majority of them are not serious. >> moving to libya. >> yeah. >> what do you expect out the meeting today in brussels and can you bring us up to date about any calls that the secretary may have had? >> your second question first. she just finished a phone call with uk foreign...
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to note of the growing number of u.s., young u.s. canadian, australian and british muslims who are going abroad to fight and train under al qaeda is bad and somalia, yemen and afghanistan, and also to note al qaeda the very successful recruitment of talented u.s. citizen muslims to run media operations targeting muslim communities in the english-speaking world. .. >> bin laden has matured as a defensive and temp rate islamist, not like the sovereign monarchy in the muslim brotherhood. even with these differences, however, the saudis overseas missionary activities are an indispensable aid to al-qaeda's organizational, military and media activities. through expatriot peachers, and direct funding for local options, the saudis have created muslim communities in most areas of the world that are alienated and even hateful toward the west. and so these communities are congenial environments for hosting an al-qaeda presence. in the balkans, in india and bangladesh, in the north caucuses in south asia, in north america, in europe and in if sa
to note of the growing number of u.s., young u.s. canadian, australian and british muslims who are going abroad to fight and train under al qaeda is bad and somalia, yemen and afghanistan, and also to note al qaeda the very successful recruitment of talented u.s. citizen muslims to run media operations targeting muslim communities in the english-speaking world. .. >> bin laden has matured as a defensive and temp rate islamist, not like the sovereign monarchy in the muslim brotherhood....
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if the u.s. government is seen as actually supporting the reform movement the reform movement is therefore seen as a fifth column, working with the ethnic divisions, saboteurs and ordered to pursue israeli-us goals. the last thing reform movement wants to be associated with is the yet the state's, even with the united states claiming to be supporting the reform movement. now, some people feel that if there is between tirana and the united states, if there is a nuclear agreement this will strengthen the regime. the regime will then survive another 30 years. all with this notion that somehow the united states coming in and actually making this grand bargain will stabilize the regime for the foreseeable future. this is actually an unwarranted. if you look at what is happening throughout the region, the countries that are most stable are actually the ones who are most friendly with the united states. with the u.s. eighth is that stabilize and the regime. on the contrary, it seems to destabilize them.
if the u.s. government is seen as actually supporting the reform movement the reform movement is therefore seen as a fifth column, working with the ethnic divisions, saboteurs and ordered to pursue israeli-us goals. the last thing reform movement wants to be associated with is the yet the state's, even with the united states claiming to be supporting the reform movement. now, some people feel that if there is between tirana and the united states, if there is a nuclear agreement this will...
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west argues that a reliance on counterinsurgency strategy has led the u.s. astray in afghanistan. >> what i'd like to do in about the next 20 minutes is give you an overview of two things relative to afghanistan, and the first is what is the nature of the war, and the second is what is the strategy, and why do i call it the wrong war? the nature of the war i base on i have about ten years, now, on battlefields in vietnam, iraq and afghanistan, and as barbara said, generals are okay and secretaries of defense and presidents may have roles, but they better keep their egos under control because tolstoy in his book "war and peace" really had it right. what actually happens in war has much more to do with the tenacity of those who are fighting than it does with the pronouncements from on high. and i'll try to show you why. i'd like to just bring you through very quickly what the war looks like, how the strategy's embedded in it and then turn it over for questions. of most of my time in afghanistan, i've been there -- i'm just about to go back for my tenth trip. i
west argues that a reliance on counterinsurgency strategy has led the u.s. astray in afghanistan. >> what i'd like to do in about the next 20 minutes is give you an overview of two things relative to afghanistan, and the first is what is the nature of the war, and the second is what is the strategy, and why do i call it the wrong war? the nature of the war i base on i have about ten years, now, on battlefields in vietnam, iraq and afghanistan, and as barbara said, generals are okay and...
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the u.s. bilateral relationship is a roller-coaster. we have gone up and down we have been best friends come the most allied country in the world and at each other's throats. if this was a soap opera on television, we would have the number one ratings because the drama is so high. it is all built around secret projects. those that flew over the soviet union, and nixon's trip to china more recently the war against al qaeda. all of the secrets of course, do not remain secret very long at all. they all come out. one standard is the united states consistently is always supported and endorsed the military dictators. we love pakistan generals when they takeover. initially we are reluctant but soon we come around and it is bipartisan. republicans and democrats alike have fallen in love with pakistani journalism. there is also great individuals. charlie wilson, but also larry pressler, a little-known senator who still cut off military assistance to pakistan. we told them we would not deliver 30 some odd of 16 aircraft's bought and paid for and
the u.s. bilateral relationship is a roller-coaster. we have gone up and down we have been best friends come the most allied country in the world and at each other's throats. if this was a soap opera on television, we would have the number one ratings because the drama is so high. it is all built around secret projects. those that flew over the soviet union, and nixon's trip to china more recently the war against al qaeda. all of the secrets of course, do not remain secret very long at all....
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the chinese actually have a lot more influence in pakistan than the u.s. although they take our money, but the influence is coming from china. they call us the all weather friends. china does look at the u.s., and they look at india as a quasi, and i was wondering in they have interest in createing some stability like "the new york times" a story where they funded the technology for the nuclear reactor to make bombs. just now in the world of proliferation, they are encouraging pakistani to build nuclear woman. what's your take on the chinese? and do we discuss it in the book? thanks. >> briefly, you characterize china quite rightly. from pakistan's perspective they are the all weather friend. they are taller than the himalayas. they have given the design for the bomb. in any clutch situation, the chinese haven't done anything more than we have. china's sort answer is they are in a quasi rivalry with us and indian, but they are also in a relationship with us and india, and china are trying to figure out how to balance all of this together. so for me, it's t
the chinese actually have a lot more influence in pakistan than the u.s. although they take our money, but the influence is coming from china. they call us the all weather friends. china does look at the u.s., and they look at india as a quasi, and i was wondering in they have interest in createing some stability like "the new york times" a story where they funded the technology for the nuclear reactor to make bombs. just now in the world of proliferation, they are encouraging...
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in iran, the u.s. has a bad image. the u.s. is the soviet union of iran having basically been implicit. they are actually displays because they distort they have a tendency to think it might've been a nasty guy, but a new president like obama has a clean slate and it's going to completely change policy. people outside the united states that they weren't historical notion that the president and they don't see each breaks and huge policy. i think in many cases, foreigners are much more in reality than the u.s. presumption than the previous ones can drastically change policy. so what we've seen in five june of 2009 presidents and secretary of state has been eager to jump on the bandwagon almost every time there's a demonstration, they are out there and gave her of supporting the demonstrators, which is somewhat insane when you compare it to what is happening in tunisia and asia for a long period of everyday demonstrations and they were dragging their feet about supporting them. but in iran, they quickly jumped on it. this is obvio
in iran, the u.s. has a bad image. the u.s. is the soviet union of iran having basically been implicit. they are actually displays because they distort they have a tendency to think it might've been a nasty guy, but a new president like obama has a clean slate and it's going to completely change policy. people outside the united states that they weren't historical notion that the president and they don't see each breaks and huge policy. i think in many cases, foreigners are much more in reality...
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for the u.s. military to properly carry out its mission and maintain readiness and prepare for the future. which brings me to the proposed $70 billion reduction in the defense budget toplines over the next five years. to begin with, this cut is to the rate of the predict growth. the size of the defense budget is still protect did and projected to increase in real inflation adjusted dollars before eventually flattening out of this time. or significantly, efficiencies, reforms that we've undertaken over the past year have made it possible for the department to absorb lower projected growth in the defense budget without sacrificing real military capability. in fact, the savings identified by the services have allowed our military to add some $70 billion to her priority needs a new capabilities. of the $78 billion in proposed reductions to the five-year defense plan, only 10 billion is direct related to military combat capability. for billion of that comes from restructuring the joint strike fighter p
for the u.s. military to properly carry out its mission and maintain readiness and prepare for the future. which brings me to the proposed $70 billion reduction in the defense budget toplines over the next five years. to begin with, this cut is to the rate of the predict growth. the size of the defense budget is still protect did and projected to increase in real inflation adjusted dollars before eventually flattening out of this time. or significantly, efficiencies, reforms that we've...
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they wanted the u.s. to provide security for them so they can go out and teach and meet with the afghan people. general, to what extent, if any, must corrupt behavior by those in government in afghanistan be countered in order to support stability? what exactly is needed from president karzai in order for corruption in the afghan system to be countered successfully? during a dinner with ambassador eikenberry on this recent codell, we understood from the parliament members who attended the dinner that this corruption in the government still exists, and i know this is a little out of your realm, but i think that poll techs and the military -- politics and the military are comingled in the afghanistan. i understand there isn't even a speaker yet appointed in the parliament, is that correct? >> no. actually, there was a speaker elected a couple of weeks ago, and the committee members have been being selected as well more recently. in fact, as i noted yesterday, i think there are 10% more women in the afghan p
they wanted the u.s. to provide security for them so they can go out and teach and meet with the afghan people. general, to what extent, if any, must corrupt behavior by those in government in afghanistan be countered in order to support stability? what exactly is needed from president karzai in order for corruption in the afghan system to be countered successfully? during a dinner with ambassador eikenberry on this recent codell, we understood from the parliament members who attended the...
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the u.s. law is the law of the land absolutely. >> thank you. and cardinal mccarrick, let me ask you. the u.s. constitution and the teachings of your church allow all americans to practice any faith of their choosing or no faith; is that correct? >> that is, absolutely. >> and would also allow people to convert to a different faith, would it not? >> yes, we are not happy about that but that is -- that is certainly part of our position has been always. >> i think that is correct. for those who would condemn others in hateful language for doing that, that would not -- while that speech would be permitted, it would not be speech that -- well. that speech would be permitted but would you condemn, i guess -- i'll ask it this way. would you condemn people who use hateful or incisightfucitincite those who converted to another faith? >> generally, you should love your neighbor even if you don't love the actions that your neighbor posits. you have to have respect for your neighbor you. might tell your
the u.s. law is the law of the land absolutely. >> thank you. and cardinal mccarrick, let me ask you. the u.s. constitution and the teachings of your church allow all americans to practice any faith of their choosing or no faith; is that correct? >> that is, absolutely. >> and would also allow people to convert to a different faith, would it not? >> yes, we are not happy about that but that is -- that is certainly part of our position has been always. >> i think...
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this meeting builds on the u.s. india strategic dialogue and was one avenue of increased consultation agreed to during the visit of president obama to india last november. following this working group meeting, secretary rimmer will hold further consultations with the indian ministry of external affairs on it range of multilateral issues and opportunities for cooperation across the u.n. system including on peace and security, human rights, development and u.n. management. finally, regarding the situation in libya, as you heard the president indicate a short time ago, he has authorized the deployment of military and civilian aircraft to assist in the movement of third country nationals out of libya and back to their host nations. we estimate that there are third country nationals from roughly 23 nations along the tunisian libyan border. many of the citizens come from egypt. it is a very very fluid situation. at the start of the day today we estimated there were upwards of 95,000 people at the border. during the course
this meeting builds on the u.s. india strategic dialogue and was one avenue of increased consultation agreed to during the visit of president obama to india last november. following this working group meeting, secretary rimmer will hold further consultations with the indian ministry of external affairs on it range of multilateral issues and opportunities for cooperation across the u.n. system including on peace and security, human rights, development and u.n. management. finally, regarding the...
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the u.s. government. we cannot force them to live two weeks by two weeks by two weeks and not be sufficiently funded. and i will be glad to engage with my colleagues in vigorous debate, and maybe they are able to find more ways to save money from our defense spending. and i'm sure they're there, and i look forward to working with them. but as the secretary of defense has tried to make it as clear as possible to the members of congress -- and i wish the president would weigh in more heavily than this -- we cannot continue functioning and preserve our national security this way. that's why if we do another two-week continuing resolution, i will be coming to the floor to propose an amendment to provide funding for our nation's defense for the remainder of the year. and i take a backseat to no one in my zeal to cut unnecessary spending. i'm aware we have mortgaged our children's futures. i know that we can't stop spending the way we are, but the first priority of government -- the first priority i
the u.s. government. we cannot force them to live two weeks by two weeks by two weeks and not be sufficiently funded. and i will be glad to engage with my colleagues in vigorous debate, and maybe they are able to find more ways to save money from our defense spending. and i'm sure they're there, and i look forward to working with them. but as the secretary of defense has tried to make it as clear as possible to the members of congress -- and i wish the president would weigh in more heavily than...
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the u.s. bilateral relationship is a roller coaster. we've gone up and down. we've been best friends, most allied country in the world, and we've been at each other's throats. if this was a soap opera on television, it would get number one ratings because the drama is so high. all the ups are built around great secret projects. the youtube days that flew over the soviet union, nixon's trip to china, the war against the soviets and more recently, the war against al-qaeda. all of these secrets, of course, don't remain secrets for very long at all. they all come out. one standard, though, is that the united states consistently has always supported and endorsed the military dictators. we love pakistan's generals when they take over. sometimes at the beginning we're initially reluctant, but soon we come around. and it's bipartisan. republicans and democrats alike have fallen in love with pakistani generals. there's also great individuals. charlie wilson, great movie. but also larry pressler, a little-known senator who's the man whose bill cut off military assistanc
the u.s. bilateral relationship is a roller coaster. we've gone up and down. we've been best friends, most allied country in the world, and we've been at each other's throats. if this was a soap opera on television, it would get number one ratings because the drama is so high. all the ups are built around great secret projects. the youtube days that flew over the soviet union, nixon's trip to china, the war against the soviets and more recently, the war against al-qaeda. all of these secrets,...
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it goes on to say -- quote -- "the u.s. officials must act quickly to control government deficits or face slower growth or even more difficult choices in the future. the international monetary fund said thursday in a report criticizing the tepid u.s. response to the rising debt. admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, i believe that our debt is the greatest threat to our national security. close quote. secretary hillary clinton, secretary of state in the obama administration, quote, skater hillary clinton weighted into the debate calling the deficit a measure of weakness internationally. quote, clinton says the deficit is a national security threat. it was 1.3 when she said that. the deficit now is 1.3-plus. secretary geithner, as i indicated, said the same. mr. president, we've had a debate. we've had ten democrats. the effect from the democratic bill that did nothing saying we needed to go further. two republicans defected, one independent defected probably thought it was cutting too much. but the majority
it goes on to say -- quote -- "the u.s. officials must act quickly to control government deficits or face slower growth or even more difficult choices in the future. the international monetary fund said thursday in a report criticizing the tepid u.s. response to the rising debt. admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, i believe that our debt is the greatest threat to our national security. close quote. secretary hillary clinton, secretary of state in the obama...
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u.s. nato and afghan special forces dealt a crushing blow to the mid-level leadership of the taliban and its al qaeda allies. afghan and coalition surge forces are recapturing momentum in key terrain areas such as kandahar and hellmund. afghan security forces are improving in quality faster than planned. afghan local police initiative is empowering communities across the country to provide their own security from the bottom up, but kabul does so from the top down. the cumulative effect is that we are turning around the war in afghanistan, but as general petraeus says and will emphasize this progress remains fragile and reversible. the sustainability of our gains will be tested during the fighting season ahead. we should all be very clear before the fact that violence will go up in the months ahead and we will surely encounter setbacks in some places. we need to be exceedingly cautious about withdrawal of u.s. forces this july as the president has called for. we should be mindful that perha
u.s. nato and afghan special forces dealt a crushing blow to the mid-level leadership of the taliban and its al qaeda allies. afghan and coalition surge forces are recapturing momentum in key terrain areas such as kandahar and hellmund. afghan security forces are improving in quality faster than planned. afghan local police initiative is empowering communities across the country to provide their own security from the bottom up, but kabul does so from the top down. the cumulative effect is that...
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the commander of u.s. central command, over 80% of the deployed u.s. special operations forces and a key reason for that is not just iraq and afghanistan but all we are doing in other areas including yemen and several other countries in central command. the fact is if we force them to displace from pakistan that is hugely significant because we have to leave infrastructure, relationships, networks, command and control, over 20 or 30 years. just as when the taliban had to leave behind a massive cashes of weapons, explosives we're finding five times more explosives caches that we found before because we are in areas they had to leave or be killed or captured. you have the same dynamic if they are displaced from pakistan. there's no question you have to go after them wherever they are. you want to do that with the minimum amount of what we have to provide on the ground and the maximum amount of helping others to use their capabilities against these organizations and enable them to do the job as we do with so many partners as we did with so many partners i
the commander of u.s. central command, over 80% of the deployed u.s. special operations forces and a key reason for that is not just iraq and afghanistan but all we are doing in other areas including yemen and several other countries in central command. the fact is if we force them to displace from pakistan that is hugely significant because we have to leave infrastructure, relationships, networks, command and control, over 20 or 30 years. just as when the taliban had to leave behind a massive...
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is the u.s. military is given the military by the commander-in-chief capable of executing necessary other range becoming nuclear weapons capable? >> iran is unacceptable to the united states. if the president should order, we have capability to take action. >> admiral mullen, do you feel the same way? >> i do. >> denote the policy prevents iran from becoming nuclear weapons capable, gentlemen? >> a way i have framed and maybe the ad was the battery memory, but the brief i always heard it is both in the bush and obama the administration says that iran's acquiring a nuclear capability is unacceptable. >> and i would agree with that. >> admiral mullen, i believe he said the secretary shares these views. i think the admiral said he paramilitary partnership strong was essential and that was along the lines of my chairwoman of the foreign operations and state committee, ms. granger's comments about the 1% of our budget goes to state department diplomacy, which each gentleman's comments have been of gre
is the u.s. military is given the military by the commander-in-chief capable of executing necessary other range becoming nuclear weapons capable? >> iran is unacceptable to the united states. if the president should order, we have capability to take action. >> admiral mullen, do you feel the same way? >> i do. >> denote the policy prevents iran from becoming nuclear weapons capable, gentlemen? >> a way i have framed and maybe the ad was the battery memory, but the...
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as the u.s. continues operations in afghanistan and transitions this year to a diplomatic presence in iraq, we are also interested in the strategic view of these operations. what is achievable to continuing operations in afghanistan and how long should we say? what should be the level of u.s. commitment to funding the development of iraqi and afghan security forces? to what extent should the u.s. defense department be involved in economic development in afghanistan? there are emerging security challenges as well. over the past month we've seen in egypt, tunisia, libya, yemen and elsewhere, an uprising against the government in this country. how is the defense department poshard in the face of these development. there are long-standing national security concerns with iran, north korea and elsewhere. we interested in your views on how the fy 12 budget provides for the u.s. forces in light of the challenges. on the modernization side, and please do the fy 12 request includes funding for key initiati
as the u.s. continues operations in afghanistan and transitions this year to a diplomatic presence in iraq, we are also interested in the strategic view of these operations. what is achievable to continuing operations in afghanistan and how long should we say? what should be the level of u.s. commitment to funding the development of iraqi and afghan security forces? to what extent should the u.s. defense department be involved in economic development in afghanistan? there are emerging security...
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what can the u.s. do to ensure that civil society representatives are full and equal participants through the process? >> i welcome your question. let me just say it is very important to every that we are trying to do that the institutions understand that you are paying attention to and you care about this, and you will hold them to the highest possible standards that's necessary for us if we have any chance at being effective. now the president of the world bank, bob zoellick, has done a very effective job across the board making sure the bank is better at not just measuring results, providing transparency, battling corruption, but in the specific case that you mentioned, making sure that through inspection panels under means that where you have large programs that have big impact on citizens on the ground in these countries, there's a chance for feedback and input as they shape the design ahead of the approval by the board. i'd be happy to have my colleagues provide you more detail in writing. of cou
what can the u.s. do to ensure that civil society representatives are full and equal participants through the process? >> i welcome your question. let me just say it is very important to every that we are trying to do that the institutions understand that you are paying attention to and you care about this, and you will hold them to the highest possible standards that's necessary for us if we have any chance at being effective. now the president of the world bank, bob zoellick, has done a...
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senior u.s. of quotient -- officials say quote my gender issues will have to say a bat succeed there's no way we can be successful if we maintain every special interest and pet project. i know you pretty well. this is quite frankly unacceptable and any progress we have made with regard to women's rights will be quicklyn s kl rolled bak buy the karzai government and others if we do not continue to emphasize the importance of genderadvo equality per or have been a strong advocate for women's rights and i know that you have. i don't think we can stand by let the administration will back off the critical work we have done in afghanistan. t is this report accurate? if so what is the justification? >> it is not accurate and i am trying to find out who's beneficial is because that is not the policy. we believe strongly that women and girls are essential to building democracy and security. what we have done is to develop the civilian assistant strategy for afghan women and current a providing more suppor
senior u.s. of quotient -- officials say quote my gender issues will have to say a bat succeed there's no way we can be successful if we maintain every special interest and pet project. i know you pretty well. this is quite frankly unacceptable and any progress we have made with regard to women's rights will be quicklyn s kl rolled bak buy the karzai government and others if we do not continue to emphasize the importance of genderadvo equality per or have been a strong advocate for women's...
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if there's a u.s. involvement or component in the no-fly zone will the take the necessary assets away from afghanistan and this question asks how will it in the in libya? so i would place them before you? >> i'm tempted to defer all of that to the commander of u.s. african demand and some others. i would note on the first one there has been no taking of assets from afghanistan and i've heard absolutely nothing about that whatsoever. secretary gates was clear on the enormous capabilities that we have in our military. by the way, we are now getting to the one year deployed, so the 12 - as well with our service and that is a function of not just having drawn down our forces in iraq although that is the biggest we are down from 165 at the peak to somewhere in the high forties. but also of course the increase of the forces, the restructuring and the development of the more of the so-called high demand low density forces and special operations command the and intelligence communities and so on so there has b
if there's a u.s. involvement or component in the no-fly zone will the take the necessary assets away from afghanistan and this question asks how will it in the in libya? so i would place them before you? >> i'm tempted to defer all of that to the commander of u.s. african demand and some others. i would note on the first one there has been no taking of assets from afghanistan and i've heard absolutely nothing about that whatsoever. secretary gates was clear on the enormous capabilities...
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we were deported back to the united states even though i'm not a u.s. citizen. i wasn't able to go back for three years, and the journey of the book comes full circle in my most recent trip in the summer of 2010 and kind of looking at how things have changed. so it chronicles the six-year period and, ultimately, i like to think of it as a portal into gaza to help people understand israel's occupation policies, especially as it relates to the average person. and really it's like i was saying, a window into understanding the violated but resilient lives we live as palestinians. and can it's a story about mothering -- it's a story about mothering, homeland, identity, war and, ultimately, survival. so i encourage you all to take a look, and, you know, we can talk more in the question and answer. >> great, thank you. wow, first two stuck right to the seven-minute rule. [laughter] we have lots of time. josh? a high standard has been set. over to you. >> we'll see how well that works. um, so i wanted to open this up by kind of relating an analogy. so last week when he
we were deported back to the united states even though i'm not a u.s. citizen. i wasn't able to go back for three years, and the journey of the book comes full circle in my most recent trip in the summer of 2010 and kind of looking at how things have changed. so it chronicles the six-year period and, ultimately, i like to think of it as a portal into gaza to help people understand israel's occupation policies, especially as it relates to the average person. and really it's like i was saying, a...
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also, u.s. aid does similar funds. can you provide us with how much has been spent on cultural preservation that both the state and u.s. aid and most importantly, why does the administration think we should continue to fund projects like this? is this a program would be willing to give up for the higher national security priorities? >> madame chairwoman, over a ten year period since 2001, the ambassadors cultural fund has provided $1,179,684 to 29 projects. mostly archaeological sites including churches, mosques and synagogues. what we have used that for, but ambassadors have used that for is to illustrate to countries respect for their culture, the history, the religion, and we think it's been a good tool but obviously this is an area where we like to give some discretion to our ambassadors so that they are able to do things that can make people feel good about america but obviously we would be more than willing to talk to you about it. >> thank you. one other concern that cannot in the "washington post" that has to d
also, u.s. aid does similar funds. can you provide us with how much has been spent on cultural preservation that both the state and u.s. aid and most importantly, why does the administration think we should continue to fund projects like this? is this a program would be willing to give up for the higher national security priorities? >> madame chairwoman, over a ten year period since 2001, the ambassadors cultural fund has provided $1,179,684 to 29 projects. mostly archaeological sites...
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while u.s./pakistan military cooperation has ill proved in some respects -- has improved in some respects, the pakistani army has not yet gone after the sanctuaries for the haqqani network in north waziristan or the afghan taliban in pakistan. over the past month the status quo in the centcom aor has changed dramatically, and this change appears to be ongoing. the protests in egypt, bahrain, jordan, yemen and other countries are examples of what president obama has correctly called a, quote, hunger for freedom. many in the middle east have been denied their democratic and human rights for too long, and can the past month is a clear demonstration of the people there demanding those rights. the united states needs to make constantly clear it supports those seeking to exercise their fundamental rights in the middle east and around the world. the committee looks forward to hearing from general mat he's on his a-- mattis on his assessment and views on these protest movements, how our security, how ou
while u.s./pakistan military cooperation has ill proved in some respects -- has improved in some respects, the pakistani army has not yet gone after the sanctuaries for the haqqani network in north waziristan or the afghan taliban in pakistan. over the past month the status quo in the centcom aor has changed dramatically, and this change appears to be ongoing. the protests in egypt, bahrain, jordan, yemen and other countries are examples of what president obama has correctly called a, quote,...
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the u.s. government also spends1 about 63 billion on 18 different domestic food and nutrition programs. and about $3 billion on 20 hom otmelessness programs.eport n and the report notes, and i'm ce quoting, this can create unnecessary work for both providers and applicants and may result in the use of more administrative resources than ta are needed. let me translate that. that means we have to muchsteful bureaucracy and to much wastefue spending, so the money doesn't n actually get to the people it'sg intendedet to help. it gets spent in the bureaucracy. als we also haove h another almost $60 million spent on over 100 duplicated and fragmented surface transportation programs, 100 of them. and so, while i am troubled thae the $61 billion from the house just isn't enough to tackle thet problem, i am astounded by what the other side of the ogle has done.grams te tal it also continues many of the wasteful programs the we talkedt about. blic the corporation for public broadcasting has come underbv
the u.s. government also spends1 about 63 billion on 18 different domestic food and nutrition programs. and about $3 billion on 20 hom otmelessness programs.eport n and the report notes, and i'm ce quoting, this can create unnecessary work for both providers and applicants and may result in the use of more administrative resources than ta are needed. let me translate that. that means we have to muchsteful bureaucracy and to much wastefue spending, so the money doesn't n actually get to the...
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the u.s. tax code even though it's not a tax code discussion. i want to clarify that i guess my definition of fairness isn't the same as what's described when 45% of the american people don't pay any income tax at all. the top tax bracts are paying 35% of their income and the top are paying 70% of all income tax. i disagree with that definition of fairness and i want to clarify that in the context of budg budg budg budgetary. the epa, this is a different direction than what has been taken so far. they have five education efforts in their recent congressional document talking about support and work and partnership with k-12 schools. federal and state agencies to establish priorities and leverage resources. lastly, an effort to increase promotion of green principles and increase the nation's scientific education. i would like to know if the department of education has been involved in those efforts through the e prngs a because it seems they should be talked about in education, not through epa.
the u.s. tax code even though it's not a tax code discussion. i want to clarify that i guess my definition of fairness isn't the same as what's described when 45% of the american people don't pay any income tax at all. the top tax bracts are paying 35% of their income and the top are paying 70% of all income tax. i disagree with that definition of fairness and i want to clarify that in the context of budg budg budg budgetary. the epa, this is a different direction than what has been taken so...
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fema still owes $17.75 billion to u.s. taxpayers, many of us asserted fema would be unlikely to repay its debt. do you foresee any scenario in which the debt can be repaid over time? and can you outline a range of public policy options for how congress might enable fema to be able to address its debt to the u.s. treasury? >> we have looked at this issue and the bottom line is, as it currently stands, fema has been able to make principal repayments because they have experienced relatively low flood loss years. that's how they've been able to do it. it's not clear it's reasonable to expect that to continue to occur it in the future in order for fema to be able to make those payments. there's a possibility that in srn years where fema experiences higher than normal flood years that they actually could see their borrowing from treasury go up because they may have to borrow from the treasury in order to make their interest payment. there are a range of scenarios that could be taken to address this. a decision could be made to f
fema still owes $17.75 billion to u.s. taxpayers, many of us asserted fema would be unlikely to repay its debt. do you foresee any scenario in which the debt can be repaid over time? and can you outline a range of public policy options for how congress might enable fema to be able to address its debt to the u.s. treasury? >> we have looked at this issue and the bottom line is, as it currently stands, fema has been able to make principal repayments because they have experienced relatively...
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the first flight of u.s. citizens left japan. in the u.s. citizens that have chosen to stay are requested to leave the area within 50 mi. are around that. >> we have driven this out, 1, 2, 3, 4, all four reactors. we will show you where these possible toxic levels are going. the first thing to keep in mind is that to keep this to the bay area. this has to be very high up. this gold aero will give you an idea. this is representing 1 mi. tall minimum. of those particles would need to be before they could make it and even make it perhaps three times that to make a meaningful impact. as we look through the 20 mi. no plighfly zone. and it is even recommended of a 50 mi. zone recommended by americans. this wind pattern has bencarrying this to the jets stream and it went through the alaskan islands. as we remind you that on thursday, there is a big storm in the pacific which is greek force us. that moisture is causing real active to going through the pacific. by tomorrow, that radioactivity--when it makes landfall there should be really nothing lef
the first flight of u.s. citizens left japan. in the u.s. citizens that have chosen to stay are requested to leave the area within 50 mi. are around that. >> we have driven this out, 1, 2, 3, 4, all four reactors. we will show you where these possible toxic levels are going. the first thing to keep in mind is that to keep this to the bay area. this has to be very high up. this gold aero will give you an idea. this is representing 1 mi. tall minimum. of those particles would need to be...
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and so i think without the u.s. it won't work. the u.s. has the peculiar possibility, perhaps more than anyone else that we can think of at the moment. perhaps working here with china to bring islamabad further along the path because it has to become. the afghans are critical and it is that nexus in my view. i can't believe the american tradition of always wanting to solve every problem and seeing itself as the irreplaceable sparkplug that it won't start there. the proposal is not to improve pakistani-u.s. relations per se, but my own view is that i cannot imagine anything that would make a greater positive difference in pakistani, u.s. relations was a process that led to some reasonable and acceptable solution to afghanistan. as difficult as we all see that now. in fact, one further comment. nine months ago we saw the process being entirely improbable. we now see after conversations that it is probable and indeed possible. now we see the negotiations and the agreements that have to be reached as entirely improbable if not extremely diffic
and so i think without the u.s. it won't work. the u.s. has the peculiar possibility, perhaps more than anyone else that we can think of at the moment. perhaps working here with china to bring islamabad further along the path because it has to become. the afghans are critical and it is that nexus in my view. i can't believe the american tradition of always wanting to solve every problem and seeing itself as the irreplaceable sparkplug that it won't start there. the proposal is not to improve...
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and blalock, u.s. navy council and chairman, and chair, internet, enter agency suspension and debarment committee. and uldric fiore, director office of the judge advocate general, u.s. army. we have asked our witnesses to offer five minutes summaries other testimony. the full text of the written statements will be entered into the hearing record and posted on the commission's website. we also ask that witnesses provide within 15 business days responses to any questions for the record, and any additional information they may offer to provide. on behalf of the commission, we thank all of our witnesses today for participating what we believe will be a very important hearing their so now, if i could i would ask you to rise and we will swear you in as we do all our witnesses. raising the right hands, do solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony will give before this commission will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? know for the record all of our witnesses have responded in the affir
and blalock, u.s. navy council and chairman, and chair, internet, enter agency suspension and debarment committee. and uldric fiore, director office of the judge advocate general, u.s. army. we have asked our witnesses to offer five minutes summaries other testimony. the full text of the written statements will be entered into the hearing record and posted on the commission's website. we also ask that witnesses provide within 15 business days responses to any questions for the record, and any...
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u.s. is not allowing any of its military within 80 kilometers of the plant. the japanese government has only told people within 20 kilometers to leave. we have obtained footage from a local tv crew wants to tell the story of those trapped. >> a japanese team makes its way cautiously into the place. this is 12 miles from the stricken nuclear plant. people have been warned to stay indoors. visitors make a local hospital nervous. the door is locked. they check them thoroughly for radiation before they will let them in. inside a staff who has chosen to stay with their patients rather than flee. >> we are not supposed to stay here. this is our job. i resent the nuclear plant. >> at city hall they say no one will help them. they had been forgotten or abandoned by the powers that be. >> we were not told when the first reactor exploded. the government does that tell us anything. they are leading us to dye it. >> they say they have no means to get out. fuel is scarce and relief teams are reluctant
u.s. is not allowing any of its military within 80 kilometers of the plant. the japanese government has only told people within 20 kilometers to leave. we have obtained footage from a local tv crew wants to tell the story of those trapped. >> a japanese team makes its way cautiously into the place. this is 12 miles from the stricken nuclear plant. people have been warned to stay indoors. visitors make a local hospital nervous. the door is locked. they check them thoroughly for radiation...
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u.s. children in there. i wish they would amend that and make it not north american free trade but make it north american fair trade because the blue- collar labor of the united states is not surviving here. we cannot protect or clothe our own. we have to take care of home first. guest: thank you and i appreciate your thoughtful comments. i visit the food banks in westchester county, n.y., and the numbers have just increased dramatically, not just the people who are out of work, but people who have low-paying jobs and cannot afford to feed their family. that is why i and working so hard in the congress to focus on jobs, jobs, jobs. to me, this is what our primary responsibility is it. when the unemployment rate keeps climbing, we have to focus on jobs. i agree with you that putting people to work is uppermost and is why i support the programs of the small business administration. in my community, i have seen jobs in the biotech field, going from 400 to about 1600. another company that inst
u.s. children in there. i wish they would amend that and make it not north american free trade but make it north american fair trade because the blue- collar labor of the united states is not surviving here. we cannot protect or clothe our own. we have to take care of home first. guest: thank you and i appreciate your thoughtful comments. i visit the food banks in westchester county, n.y., and the numbers have just increased dramatically, not just the people who are out of work, but people who...
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the u.s. senate is returning from recess this afternoon debating two competing proposals to fund the government. voting is scheduled for 3 p.m. eastern. live coverage of the u.s. senate live here on c-span2. introduced on friday cuts $52 billion from the discretionary spending request submitted by the president for fy 2011. if this amendment were agreed to, as written, it would mean that we would appropriate $51 billion less than the president felt was necessary for the government to carry out its duties. mr. president, i do not agree with every item in this president or any president request on this budget, but i also know that the president's budget request did not contain $51 billion in frivolous or wasteful spending. the cuts are necessary to reach the $51 billion level require difficult choices. this amendment makes real cuts to real programs. tens of thousands of americans will feel the direct impact of the proposed cuts. but the cuts included in this amendment are based on hearings, tes
the u.s. senate is returning from recess this afternoon debating two competing proposals to fund the government. voting is scheduled for 3 p.m. eastern. live coverage of the u.s. senate live here on c-span2. introduced on friday cuts $52 billion from the discretionary spending request submitted by the president for fy 2011. if this amendment were agreed to, as written, it would mean that we would appropriate $51 billion less than the president felt was necessary for the government to carry out...
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as you point out, the precursor for heparin that is used in the u.s. and manufactured by u.s. manufacturers, but much of the precursor comes from china, which i think has more pigs than any place in the world. >> we have a lot in ohio, too, and we would like to compete in this market. >> but it cost, as you pointed out, serious allergic reactions and many deaths. >> do we know how many deaths yet? >> in terms of the documented deaths, i think -- nine >> why is it impossible to know? >> because sometimes the providers don't make the association between the death of a patient and the contaminated heparin. they often have complex medical illnesses, and when a person expires, the connection was not necessarily made that it was because of the heparin. as with all the investigation and we began to understand the and between the hepaeriarin fatalities, we know that it took a serious toll. in response, we have put in place and number of protective measures, a new screening tests and safety systems, also working with regulatory authorities in china on this and working with the private
as you point out, the precursor for heparin that is used in the u.s. and manufactured by u.s. manufacturers, but much of the precursor comes from china, which i think has more pigs than any place in the world. >> we have a lot in ohio, too, and we would like to compete in this market. >> but it cost, as you pointed out, serious allergic reactions and many deaths. >> do we know how many deaths yet? >> in terms of the documented deaths, i think -- nine >> why is it...
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u.s. millet terry to ask potentially rapidly in libya at the. c-span 2 that are 1:30 eastern. until then, journalists and political analyst at the salt lake club discussed the dumping them egypt, libya and the middle east. contact with the foreign media's coverage of the antigovernment protest in the role of the son of libyan leader muammar gadhafi. this is about 90you minutes.stii >> sir, your name? t >> what is your take on theuld u humanity -- can i ask you tohe hold the mic closer? there's a fallout if sanctions are put in place? please remember in iraq, in december 50,000 children died during the sanction period while it was put in place. your take on both. followed from the violence, as for the sanctions. >> thank you. >> who'd like to start up? what is your fear of what the humanitarian impact would be for the sanks -- sanctions or indeed just ongoing violence? >> honestly, i don't think it's anyone like to advocate for like sanctions affecting the people. no, i don't think. now all
u.s. millet terry to ask potentially rapidly in libya at the. c-span 2 that are 1:30 eastern. until then, journalists and political analyst at the salt lake club discussed the dumping them egypt, libya and the middle east. contact with the foreign media's coverage of the antigovernment protest in the role of the son of libyan leader muammar gadhafi. this is about 90you minutes.stii >> sir, your name? t >> what is your take on theuld u humanity -- can i ask you tohe hold the mic...
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but no dollar of u.s. money goes -- is on the table until the agreement is activated and enough countries have come forward. and i'd be happy to give you an update on that exact list. what the imf is doing is its core mission which is for countries in crisis that face some financing requirement, what it does is it provides, puts loans on the table, they pay interest, but they come with tough conditions to help make sure the countries are getting their act together, not just taking advantage -- >> let me interrupt you because you're on my time, and i have to stay to five minutes. given that, what you just said, countries that are in trouble, there is a fear that the n.a.b. could be used as a european bailout fund. i know that the imf has committed $40 billion to greece and 30 billion to ireland, and it'll pay a third of the cost of the one trillion used. so address that and tell me how -- is that true? >> you're exactly right. as part of those financial programs that are there as a necessary way to help tho
but no dollar of u.s. money goes -- is on the table until the agreement is activated and enough countries have come forward. and i'd be happy to give you an update on that exact list. what the imf is doing is its core mission which is for countries in crisis that face some financing requirement, what it does is it provides, puts loans on the table, they pay interest, but they come with tough conditions to help make sure the countries are getting their act together, not just taking advantage --...
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the reverend austin a's grandfather was an admiral in the u.s. navy who volunteered overseas as a medical missionary. his father is a doctor who cares for our nation's veterans. they taught thad that it was important to serve others. that in a nation that so generously provides what many in other parts of the world do not enjoy, it is important to give back. reverend austin has taken that to heart. he's still a young man, but he has accomplished a great deal and he is not one to look back with pride on where he has been, but, rather, to look forward to all that he has left to do. reverend austin earned his degrees from asbury university and asbury theological cemetery and studied at oxford university and here at the nation's capitol. he is the pastor of congressional care at first united methodist church as well as a commissioned elder there. the reverend austin has preached in england, south korea and mexico as well as kentucky and tennessee and several other states an provided spiritual guidance and volunteer work in mexico, guatemala, kentucky
the reverend austin a's grandfather was an admiral in the u.s. navy who volunteered overseas as a medical missionary. his father is a doctor who cares for our nation's veterans. they taught thad that it was important to serve others. that in a nation that so generously provides what many in other parts of the world do not enjoy, it is important to give back. reverend austin has taken that to heart. he's still a young man, but he has accomplished a great deal and he is not one to look back with...
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i believe that u.s. administrations, successive administrations -- democratic and republican -- have made a big mistake by giving iran no assets to jeopardize. if united states had been willing to allow iran to have pipelines back in the 1990s, if united states had been willing to allow conoco to take that deal with iran back in the 1990s, i don't think we would have the hostile relationship we have with iran today. so should we continue this pattern because of the nuclear issue? if we want to end the russian monopoly, if we want central asia to be prosperous, i think we do have to end this, this policy of blocking iran from having pipelines, trying to discourage transit trade. you know, the late richard holbrooke was so proud of the fact that he'd gotten a transit agreement that goes from afghanistan through pakistan to india. well, there should be routes that go from iran to pakistan to india. it's in the everybody's interests. and i would refer people to fred starr at johns hopkins who's written exten
i believe that u.s. administrations, successive administrations -- democratic and republican -- have made a big mistake by giving iran no assets to jeopardize. if united states had been willing to allow iran to have pipelines back in the 1990s, if united states had been willing to allow conoco to take that deal with iran back in the 1990s, i don't think we would have the hostile relationship we have with iran today. so should we continue this pattern because of the nuclear issue? if we want to...
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in his book, he offers a speeding critique and says the u.s. military should not be in the business of nation-building. his new book is called "the wrong war." our conversation with bing west coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: as i mentioned at the top, the war in afghanistan is in its 10th year, making it the longest in u.s. history. among those who question u.s. currency and policy for years now is bing west. his new book on the subject is called "the wrong war." in writing about the book in the new york times, a
in his book, he offers a speeding critique and says the u.s. military should not be in the business of nation-building. his new book is called "the wrong war." our conversation with bing west coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer,...
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nuclear threats, with food in japan and with the u.s. government is keeping an eye on food right here. mobil merger at&t and t mobile teamed up. what it means for customers, coming up. downed trees power outage we have the latest with news crews. a run the bay area, and more problems with another round of storms through moves and. >>pam: our big story at 5:00 p.m. at the weather and you are looking at a live picture. high wind warning. on the bay bridge. it is action also underneath the bay bridge and the traffic on the bay bridge is being either dalerted---and jackson is herete
nuclear threats, with food in japan and with the u.s. government is keeping an eye on food right here. mobil merger at&t and t mobile teamed up. what it means for customers, coming up. downed trees power outage we have the latest with news crews. a run the bay area, and more problems with another round of storms through moves and. >>pam: our big story at 5:00 p.m. at the weather and you are looking at a live picture. high wind warning. on the bay bridge. it is action also underneath...
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to counter the car bomb the u.s. military has established giant zero joint improvised explosive device defeat organization. with an annual budget of four billion dollars. most of joe's work is top secret advanced electronic countermeasures to jam remotely detonated bombs. but some of it is just good old fashioned intelligence. will we defeat the car bomb for i don't think you can ever say that our car is a commercial entity and you go buy a car and then if you want to go get some fertilizer if you've got a few stray rounds of one five five shells that you found i mean just suddenly you can make a car bomb and so it's not something that you're ever going to be able to eliminate from the battlefield because the components are all there. across the world governments are hardening their buildings putting up bomb barriers defenses against suicide truck bomber. downing street in the white house are turning into fortresses . the car bomb is it's their greatest terrorist weapon. it is in my opinion a car bomb is it reaks car
to counter the car bomb the u.s. military has established giant zero joint improvised explosive device defeat organization. with an annual budget of four billion dollars. most of joe's work is top secret advanced electronic countermeasures to jam remotely detonated bombs. but some of it is just good old fashioned intelligence. will we defeat the car bomb for i don't think you can ever say that our car is a commercial entity and you go buy a car and then if you want to go get some fertilizer if...
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. >>> coming up, u.s. muslim groups working to prevent extremism from taking hold in their communities. >> we're not terrorist suspects. we are america's brightest prospects. >>> plus, author mary karr on battling alcoholism and depression, and finding a haven in the roman catholic church. >>> welcome. i'm kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. international humanitarian groups raced to help refugees fleeing the violence and chaos in libya this week. more than 200,000 people have arrived at the borders between libya and tunisia and egypt. the international red cross and red crescent societies are leading efforts to provide food, water, and sanitation, as well as medical help for the wounded. islamic relief has deployed teams of doctors and aid workers. and libya's small christian community sought help for people who have taken refuge in churches and church-run facilities. >>> religious and political leaders around the world condemned the assassination of shahbaz bhatti, the onl
. >>> coming up, u.s. muslim groups working to prevent extremism from taking hold in their communities. >> we're not terrorist suspects. we are america's brightest prospects. >>> plus, author mary karr on battling alcoholism and depression, and finding a haven in the roman catholic church. >>> welcome. i'm kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. international humanitarian groups raced to help refugees fleeing the violence and chaos in...
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hillary clinton throws down the gauntlet to the u.s. media to up its game against other countries international media outlets including our team. of manny britons prepare to boycott the approaching nationwide census outsourced to a controversial u.s. firm over fears all your personal info by an overseas. one next we bring you the story of a weapon that has become synonymous with terrorism and claims countless lives every year that's a car bomb. now my how many of you know my. homemade explosives slipped across the atlantic into the hands of the ira. the world's first full scale car bomb or was now ready to begin. and the material to make the bombs was lying around in every farmer's barn in ireland. channel callahan was a senior ira bomb maker at the time my understanding is the ira was running out of explosives and yet we're here at garrett great difficulty in getting hold of the military commercial explosives get smaller concentrate steal from quarry you could knock and we're trying to do you know not to use that net nitrate is probabl
hillary clinton throws down the gauntlet to the u.s. media to up its game against other countries international media outlets including our team. of manny britons prepare to boycott the approaching nationwide census outsourced to a controversial u.s. firm over fears all your personal info by an overseas. one next we bring you the story of a weapon that has become synonymous with terrorism and claims countless lives every year that's a car bomb. now my how many of you know my. homemade...
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the u.s. or poles have you all for all eyes is still a operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defected to the u.k. but neither development thinks a stunt pro could out the forces from republicans but the prevalent. cold since dave lives in the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new high the u.n. bush's budget plan to expand the evacuation say. on russia close up travel to side periods cool step west space travelers get that welcome home from orbit join also the journey up big we. are very warm welcome to you this is a line from the u.s. reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with rivals when it comes as donaldson grobe about the exact makeup of the movement colonel gadhafi pointed criticism of plans to arm them with nato officials themselves admitting they fear that al-qaeda fighters are among the rebels pulis leader has the latest from tripoli. well they have been air strikes in the east and south eastern suburb
the u.s. or poles have you all for all eyes is still a operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defected to the u.k. but neither development thinks a stunt pro could out the forces from republicans but the prevalent. cold since dave lives in the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new high the u.n. bush's budget plan to expand the evacuation say. on russia close up travel to side periods cool step west space travelers get that welcome home from orbit join...